I have mentioned before that I go to Bible College, right? I am sure in an earlier Blog about “trust” that I may have written of the story of why I decided to go…feel free to pursue the library to search for something about “Do You Trust Me”!

So, today, I am casually doing my homework -reading my assigned reading- when WHAM! An insight comes from left field and smacks me!

Unless you are also currently reading Solution Focused Pastoral Counseling as well, you may not get the chance to receive this little nugget of info! Therefore, I feel I am obligated to share it!

God never ceases to amaze me in my Christian life with how creative He is in getting our attention! Time after time He has used my schooling at Nazarene Bible College to give me an “a-HA” moment! It can be through some reading, like today, or through discussions on the assignment board or through an assignment itself.

How many can say that through their education process?!

It is pretty darn cool!

Bringing it back to today, to be honest, I have a headache. I fell sound asleep on the couch during the first part of my reading -I did tell you I am normal right? Think that totally proves it! When I woke up I had/have a tension headache.

Two ibuprofen, Extra Strength Tylenol x 1, peppermint diffuser, and a Diet Coke (sigh…we are out of Diet Dew apparently) and still a headache.

It could be from the extremely long list of things I should have been doing instead of napping whirling around in my head (and if you follow me on Facebook you should remember I started the day with the encouragement from Psalms to be taught to be wise with my time so I may grow in wisdom…let’s just say I do not feel that wise with my time is a great assessment of my day in my perspective).

So, I am now awake with my son walking into the house after his full day at school, and back to the reading I go…with a headache..,,and a to-do list mentally sitting between my shoulder blades…

But this pops out at me and I wonder, if perhaps, I am growing in wisdom after all…

“The Chinese word for crisis is very interesting. It is the word weichi. Wei means danger, and there is great danger in a crisis. But chi means opportunity. What you are going through represents one of the most drastic and abrupt changes an individual can encounter. This kind of change also results in a personal crisis. Keep in mind that in the midst of change there is both danger and opportunity. It is our responsibility to find and use the opportunity side of this loss….You are going to be formed by this crisis. It is up to you to determine how you are going to be formed” ( Charles Allen Kollar).

And there it is for us….a super deep thought meant to be chewed on and pondered! How do I want to be formed, or what do I want to be formed into, when I am in a crisis?

Danger and opportunity…sounds like an adventure!